Lenovo ThinkPad Tablet 10: Overpriced and underpowered

For an $800-plus device, the ThinkPad Tablet 10 lacks grunt and to enjoy its full potential you'll have to shell out even more.

Lenovo’s new ThinkPad Tablet 10 is solid, with an aluminium back and gorilla glass to protect its 10.1-inch, 1080p high-definition multi-touch screen, but lacks grunt for an $800-plus device.

The performance deficit comes from the choice of an Intel Atom processor instead of, say, an Intel Core i5 on a high-end business-oriented tablet. On a cheap tablet costing $300-$400, a quad core Intel Atom Z3795 Bay Trail processor rated at 1.59 GHz would be great value. Intel Bay Trail processors certainly bring more power and battery life to cheaper tablets.

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